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    Finally 650m Drivers

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Sn1PeR, Jun 18, 2012.

  1. Sn1PeR

    Sn1PeR Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nvidia just released verde 304.48 beta drivers and they are listed as supporting the 650m.

    Drivers - GeForce
    They can be found here:
    Drivers - GeForce

    I'm hoping this fixes some of the stutter issues that I've seen in Diablo 3 (adaptive v-sync would also be nice). I'll post back if I have any issues (won't be able to install them until tonight though). It looks like some people are reporting that they are not working on other mobile Kepler based laptops.
    http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=232010
     
    Sn1PeR, Jun 18, 2012
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    Can anyone confirme that this driver allows us to display three screens at once ? ( Internal + VGA + HDMI )

    I can't download it right now to test it.
     
    Super Octet, Jun 18, 2012
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    i will be watching this thread, since i have HP dv7t 7000 with 650M
     
    dado023, Jun 18, 2012
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    saurey Notebook Guru

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    hopefully we'll be off the OEM only distribution model and nVidia will be the source from now on to get drivers.
     
    saurey, Jun 18, 2012
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    Looks like we will still need to use a hacked inf to install the latest drivers...

    [​IMG]

    Nvidia's mobile drivers are major fail.
     
    Sn1PeR, Jun 18, 2012
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    nvidia seems to be ignoring posts on their forums, coz members complained for lack of support for 650m, and still no working official driver for 650m

    shame on them
     
    dado023, Jun 18, 2012
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  7. Sn1PeR

    Sn1PeR Notebook Enthusiast

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    LaptopVideo2Go: Drivers

    This inf file will get it on your laptop.

    My laptop is bluescreening at boot with these drivers. I don't recommend them for the m14x r2 at this time.
     
    Sn1PeR, Jun 18, 2012
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    thanks for the warning :)
     
    dado023, Jun 18, 2012
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    drivers work fine for me. Full uninstall of old drivers, driver sweeper with safe boot to COMPLETELY remove old nvidia drivers. Install new drivers with updated INF. works fine so far.. however.. 30-45 point drop in 3dmark11.
     
    Lancer91, Jun 18, 2012
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  10. dado023

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    any IQ improvement?
     
    dado023, Jun 18, 2012
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    Keep us posted on the performance.
     
    xGeorgexBp, Jun 18, 2012
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    Also very curious about this.
     
    the_psychologist, Jun 18, 2012
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    thanks for the heads up, but I guess i'll wait awhile to update since mine is still working fine.
     
    mark_taba85, Jun 19, 2012
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    I have the similar problem last time but to make it work 2 external monitors and internal I use hdmi and minidisplay port then internal monitor will work.
     
    matrism, Jun 19, 2012
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    We know matrism, but a lot of us generally have a nice T.V. or monitor with HDMI and an older monitor with VGA, at least that's my situation, some people have awesome monitors but the M14x only has 1 HDMI port, so VGA is their alternative.

    For instance I don't have a MDP so I have to make do with HDMI and VGA, and apparently it's a driver problem that's causing HDMI and VGA to clash with the internal and not be used together, so that's why people are getting excited with the possibility of new drivers fixing the problem. :)
     
    Zeju, Jun 19, 2012
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    Is adaptive vsync working?

    Is Diablo 3 any smoother?

    If so I may give it another shot tonight.
     
    Sn1PeR, Jun 19, 2012
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    See for yourself people and then post your experiences instead of asking :)
     
    saurey, Jun 19, 2012
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    Rep'd. What Saurey said. Put your big boy pants on folks, install and test. Post your findings. I already posted what I tested which was a 30-45 points lower in 3dmark11.
     
    Lancer91, Jun 19, 2012
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    Apparently you didn't read my previous post where I mentioned that they caused my computer to bluescreen on boot...

    Forums are about collaboration and sharing information :)
     
    Sn1PeR, Jun 19, 2012
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    No suitable hardware detected when I try the beta driver :[
     
    the_psychologist, Jun 19, 2012
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    ^^ this.

    I'm really curious about diablo 3 performance, if i can get it working ill post comparisons for you guys.
     
    Mattymira, Jun 19, 2012
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    Tried Diablo 3 with 304.48 and it rocks.. Finally i am getting higher than my R1 performance now on D3. 100fps at all times, completely maxed with AA enabled 1366x768 my native rez.
     
    Lancer91, Jun 19, 2012
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    d3 shouldnt be a problem, coz i play it maxed on 1080p on my laptop and it is fine driver version 8.17.1 2.9593
    i am more interested in crysis performance improvement
     
    dado023, Jun 19, 2012
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    How do you get these drivers to install, if you replace the .ini file you get the blue screen of death, wont install without the .ini file replaced though :(
     
    Trev19, Jun 19, 2012
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    Can you please show me the method to install 304.48? I have tried it with mod inf but still it is not working :(
     
    tacyclo_anatha, Jun 24, 2012
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    Lancer please tell us please!!! :]
     
    Trev19, Jun 24, 2012
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    Spectacularly BSOD's me :p
    Wish they would hurry up with new OFFICIAL drivers !
     
    dipack95, Jun 25, 2012
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    I went back to 301.42 whql. It just seems to have better dx11 performance. But im running at 1070mhz clocks and score above 2870 in 3dmark11 now. See my post in this thread.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/gam...2830-so-nvidia-gt-650m-gtx-660m-confused.html

    @Trev - I try to offer simple advice and it seems the kids just troll the posts. I'm sure someone will have more patience than I do to show you how to install modified drivers.
     
    Lancer91, Jun 25, 2012
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    Didn't even make it into a game. Connected a 24" LCD via HDMI, watch both screens flicker for a second and got blue screen on the laptop LCD. Rolled back to 296.16 and hadn't had anymore issue.
     
    Micaiah, Jun 25, 2012
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    Been running the modified BIOS as well since yesterday and can confirm 1070 core clocks. :). +10% performance bump in Metro for me WITH 304.48. Likely better if I switch to a different driver build as this one does not seem to be the best.

    Credit to SVL7 @ TechInferno [M14x R2] - VBIOS mod for higher boost clocks - USERS FOR TESTING WANTED
     
    littlezipp, Jun 25, 2012
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    for one, using an SSD and the 304.48 driver, there is significant delays in opening small executable files (300kb) which on an SSD would open instantly, and of course it is not the SSD it self, If i use a different driver from clevo's website, it disappears. I'm just not even going to bother installing this driver until something OFFICIAL and not beta, comes out for this chip.

    I dont see how anyone else wouldnt have these same issues.
     
    rysliv, Aug 28, 2012
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